CAREER: Third-year player who is competing for time at outside linebacker but can add quality to the depth charts of Notre Dame's special teams ... has not played in his first two seasons for the Irish.

2007 (JUNIOR): Recorded his first playing time for the Irish ... notched two tackles (one solo, one assisted) on the year ... registered 2:30 of playing time in four games during the season and made 21 special teams appearances.

2006 (SOPHOMORE): Did not see game action as a second-year linebacker.

2005 (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action as a rookie linebacker.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Austin High School in Sugar Land, Texas ... totaled 81 tackles and four interceptions in his junior and senior seasons combined ... rushed 102 times for 521 yards and four TDs as a senior quarterback and completed 36 of 88 passes for 745 yards and two TDs ... participated in the Texas/Louisiana Bayou Bowl all-star game ... member of the Dallas Morning News Texas Top 100 in 2005 ... as a junior, he played safety and quarterback ... capped a comeback win for Austin versus Fort Bend Willowridge in 2004 with a last-second TD catch ... recorded 66 tackles during his junior season with two interceptions ... named team defensive MVP and top defensive back in 2004 ... attended Notre Dame football camp in the summer of 2004 ... coached by Tom Stuart in football ... also participated in basketball and track and field ... member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... born April 13, 1987, in Natchez, Miss. ... older of two children ... full name is Kevin Christopher Washington ... son of Keith and Betty Washington ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters, double majoring in film, television and theatre and sociology.